🥋 Techniques

What is Overhook in BJJ?

Also known as: Whizzer

Quick Definition

A grip where your arm goes over your opponent's arm, trapping it against your body.

Full Explanation

An overhook (also called a whizzer) traps your opponent's arm by going over it and clamping down. While often considered defensive against underhooks, overhooks create their own offensive opportunities. From guard, an overhook can set up triangles, omoplatas, and sweeps. Standing, the whizzer defends single legs and can lead to throws. The overhook game is an entire subsystem in BJJ.

Examples in Context

"She got the overhook and hit the triangle"

"Use the whizzer to defend the single leg"

Related Terms

Underhook

A grip where your arm goes under your opponent's armpit, controlling their shoulder.

Whizzer

An overhook used to defend against underhooks and single legs.

Triangle Choke

A choke using your legs in a figure-four around the opponent's head and arm.

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